Budget measures on energy bills will not sway BoE view on rates, says Pill
Changes that only have a one-off effect on inflation will not change monetary policy, warns chief economist
Starmer urges his cabinet to work as ‘one team’ and ignore distractions
PM seeks to move on from speculation about his leadership by telling ministers to focus on reform
Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince to the White House
US president gives lavish welcome to Mohammed bin Salman at start of high-profile visit to Washington
Axes of Evil: McKinsey squares the circle
Maybe the Matrix, maybe nothing, maybe pay us
Syria starts trials of suspects accused in sectarian massacres
Members of security forces and Assad loyalists charged over March violence in which hundreds of civilians were killed
Fund managers warn AI investment boom has gone too far
Bank of America survey shows a majority of investors think companies are spending too much on AI infrastructure
Meet the $50mn ‘experience designers’ for the 0.01 per cent
House reveals, heli-skiing and branded condoms are all in a day’s work for the professionals who curate billionaires’ lives
Wicked: For Good — Oz origin story darkens with witch hunts and mass delusion
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return in a sequel that speaks to the US politics of today — even if the story is two decades old
Microsoft and Nvidia to invest up to $15bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic
AI start-up commits to buying $30bn in computing capacity from Microsoft in data centres powered by Nvidia chips
US tech stocks slide as traders fret over ‘frothy’ AI valuations
Nasdaq sinks as heavyweights, including Nvidia and Microsoft, sustain steep falls
Home Depot cites US job and affordability fears as it cuts outlook
Home improvement retailer blames sales slowdown on sluggish housing market and less destructive hurricane season
Ocado shares sink after key customer Kroger closes warehouses
US grocer scales back partnership in blow to credibility of Ocado’s tech licensing business
Risk ignominy for chance at triumphant defence
Partner of the leader should always take time at trick one
The best sport, health and wellness books of 2025
Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles
Crypto, but government crypto — with Agustín Carstens
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Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets
Bitcoin drops 28% in six weeks amid concerns about lofty tech valuations and US interest rates
Poland blames Russia-linked operatives for rail explosion
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainians working for Russian intelligence are suspected of sabotage attempt
Callaway sells stake in Topgolf driving range unit to private equity
Sale to Leonard Green at $1.1bn valuation is almost half what golf club maker paid for company during pandemic
EU plans to restrict aluminium scrap exports
Shortages have left bloc’s recycling industry fighting for survival
Epstein files vote expected to win near-unanimous backing in House
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s trade negotiator warns EU that trade remains a ‘flashpoint’
MI5 warns UK MPs over China spy threat
House of Commons Speaker tells lawmakers Beijing is using ‘recruitment agents and consultants’
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
ChatGPT and X hit by outage at online security group Cloudflare
US company finds no evidence of malicious activity and blames incident on ‘crash in the software system’
OpenAI strikes deal with Intuit to plug personal financial data into ChatGPT
Software group behind TurboTax and Credit Karma will pay AI start-up to use its technology